Bert Betterman's Garden of Rabbit Holes: Humorous Introspections and Deep Dives into the Human Condition

One person's existential crisis is another man's therapy...that's why we laugh at guys getting hit in the crotch on TV. Life in this universe is unfathomably complex, yet you wouldn't know it by looking at our Facebook pages, Twitter feeds, or text messages. We communicate more than ever before, but we're not saying much. At the same time, we rarely communicate internally with the self. And all the while, we're suffering from a severe humor deficiency. In this witty collection of essays, Bert Betterman (aka Brett Bloemendaal) flips a middle finger to the age of the Tweet and goes about dealing with lack of purpose and direction the best way he knows how, unfiltered stream-of-consciousness into his deepest, darkest rabbit holes. And then quitting his job. Between questioning the inevitability of death, understanding how unique (and yet similar) our personalities are, trying to figure out what the hell meditation really is, interpreting dreams, and just trying to live an overall better and more fulfilling life, these audacious musings look to challenge the mind and show how learning is less about solidifying knowledge than it is about discovering new questions, new rabbit holes to fall into perpetually until we inevitably die (or maybe not). After over a decade as a corporate investment professional, Brett decided to part ways with the status quo and reinvent what a meaningful life really meant to him. It didn’t happen overnight, though, and this book is the product of five years of pre-launch struggle. The author found solace by relearning the ability to laugh at himself. He suggests you can find the same by laughing at him too.